Emily Seymour, Marchioness of Hertford
Emily Seymour, Marchioness of Hertford (née Lady Emily Murray; 22 November 1816 – 24 June 1902) was the wife of Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford.
Early life
[edit]She was the daughter of David William Murray, 3rd Earl of Mansfield, and his wife, the former Frederica Markham.[1]
Personal life
[edit]She married the marquess in London on 9 May 1839, more than thirty years before he inherited the title from his cousin, Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford, who died without direct heirs. The couple had ten children:
- Frederica Georgina Seymour (1840–1848), who died in childhood
- Lady Horatia Elizabeth Seymour (1842–1922), who married Sir David Erskine, a direct descendant of the Earls of Mar and had children
- Hugh de Grey Seymour, 6th Marquess of Hertford (1843–1912)
- Lady Florence Catherine Seymour (1845–1921), who married Rev. James Blunt and had no children
- Lord Albert Charles Seymour (1847–1891), who married Sarah Napier and had children
- Georgina Emily Lucy Seymour (1848–1944), who married Henry Stirling-Home-Drummond, a maternal grandson of Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry, and had no children
- Lord Ernest James Seymour (1850–1930), who married Lady Georgiana Fortescue, daughter of Hugh Fortescue, 3rd Earl Fortescue and had children
- Lady Constance Adelaide Seymour (1852–1915), who married Frederick St John Newdigate Barne, MP, and had children, including the explorer Michael Barne.
- Lady Mary Margaret Seymour (1855–1948), who married Sir George Dashwood, 6th Baronet, and had children
- Reverend Lord Victor Alexander Seymour (1859–1935), who married Elizabeth Cator and had children
The marquess died in 1884, aged 71, as a result of a fall from a horse at the family home of Ragley Hall in Warwickshire.[2] He was succeeded in the marquessate by his eldest son, and his widow became known as Dowager Marchioness of Hertford. She died at Brooklands Manor, Westcott, Surrey, aged 86.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
- ^ Locke, A. Audrey (1911). The Seymour Family, History and Romance. London: Constable. pp. 323–324. OL 7101173M.
- ^ "Obituary". The Times. No. 36803. London. 25 June 1902. p. 7.